Granville Stuart & Teddy Blue Abbott Memorabilia Auction

Stone maul, discovered in Fergus County, Montana. Believed to be used by Indians to make pemmican.

Central Montana scrapers and points, including 2 beads, 1 steel trade point, buffalo horn cover. All discovered in Fergus County, Montana. 8 pieces.

Tray of 25 Plains Indian (Montana) points

Steamer trunk, signed inside “E.C. Abbott bought this trunk in 1928.” Housed many of Teddy Blue’s belongings.

Teddy Blue Abbott’s pocket watch. Elgin w/gold chain. Provenance from Abbott Family. Gold filled case.

Personal items of Teddy Blue Abbott: 1) Enamel sugar bowl with lid. 2) English commemorative cup, dated 1837/1897. 3) Clothes brush and comb.

Teddy Blue Abbott’s boot jack, from his Three Deuce Ranch, carved on underside, made with square nails.

Personal items of Granville Stuart: Clothes and shoe brushes.

Meat saw from DHS Ranch.

DHS mare bell. Provenance from Stuart and Abbott Families. 4” bell.

Granville Stuart’s 1857 Maynard 50 cal. breech loading carbine, taking reloading brass cartridges. Octagon to round barrel 20”. Thomas Adams delivered

Granville Stuart’s double barrel shotgun, Pittburgh Firearms Co., Damascus 30” bbl., 12 ga. Provenance from Stuart and Abbott families. Double hammer.

Granville Stuart’s Winfield knife and steel set, engraved G. S. initials on knife, steel and sheath. Sells belt. Given by Granville Stuart to grandson

S&W Model 3 American, .44 cal., orig. wood grips, sn 10220, barrel cut down to 5”. Purported to be recovered from the body of one of the horse t...

Remington 1875, .44 cal., orig. wood grips. Belonged to "Floppin Bill" (William) Cantrell, MT Stockgrower’s Rep. on vigilante raid, July 2...

Granville Stuart, original photograh, portrait taken Aug. 27, 1895, Butte, MT

Granville Stuart portrait photo w/signature engraving plate (printer’s block). 4” x 6”

James Stuart 1864 CDV photo card, signed on back "James Stuart, 1864", (carte de viste)

Vintage photo, Teddy Blue Abbott sitting on the Cliff Coal Mine. This mine supplied coal to the Spotted Horse and McGinnis mines at Gilt Edge. Locat

Vintage photo, Teddy Blue Abbott, wife Mary, daughter Mary. Used in Time Life Wild West documentary series, “The Cowboys.”

Vintage photo, Teddy Blue Abbott. Used in Time Life Wild West documentary series, “The Cowboys.”

Vintage tin-type, Teddy Blue Abbott, John Burgess, John Bowen. Miles City, MT 1884. Used in “We Pointed Them North.”

Vintage tin-type, Teddy Blue Abbott. North Platte, NE 1879. Used in “We Pointed Them North.”

Vintage Photo, "Abbott Family in 1902 just before Christmas," includes a listing of all in photograph on back, including Teddy Blue, Mary ...

One photo with her children.

Assorted childhood photos of Mary Abbott Matejcek, granddaughter of Granville Stuart

Vintage tin-type, Awbonnie Tookarka Stuart. 1st wife of Granville Stuart. Ms. Stuart died in 1888 from complications of child birth. This is believed

WIN 1886, .45-70 rifle, octagon barrel, s#36674

REMINGTON Klean Bore ammo., .45-70, box w/bullets and brass

WIN 1892, .25-20, 24” barrel, full octagon barrel and magazine, s#470300

WIN 1892, .25-20, 24” barrel, full round barrel and magazine, 80% blue, s#497894

WIN 1894, .30 WCF, saddle ring, Union Pacific RR Co., S# 608353

Connolly Bros. saddle, Billings, MT, 13 1/2", flat plate dble rigged, free-swing stirrups, stamped "Connolly Bros. Billings, MT" on b...

Al Furstnow saddle, Miles City, MT, square skirts, basket border stamped, ca. 1910-20, sgle. rigged

C. M. Russell, original pen & ink, Shorty Petting Horse, signed CMR w/ buffalo skull, 8" x 9", listed at CR.DR.354 in the Russell cat...

Will James, original pen & ink, A Long-Reach Wagon Pulled by Four Tired Horses, 9" x 7" framed. Featured in “Lone Cowboy” 1930, “Lone...

Will James, original pen & ink, Cowboy in the Making, 1937, 7" x 9.5" framed

Granville Stuart’s DHS brand. Originally registered in Montana, 1880. Left rib cattle and left shoulder horses. With original iron from DHS Ranch. Onc

“F” livestock brand. Scatter brand: F on right hip, bar on right rib. Horses: F on right shoulder. Originally belonged to James Fergus. Originally reg

Teddy Blue Abbott’s livestock brand 3 A Cattle right rib, horses right thigh. Registered by Teddy Blue ca. 1880’s. Currently Registered to Chance Ab

1883 Catalogue of High Bred Stock, Huntley and Clark. 96 pp. Known in tan blue printed wrappers. Extremely. rare territorial stock catalogue. First c

1886 Auditor’s Report plus A Record of Marks and Brands. 244 pp., tan covers, Fisk Bros. Printers, very good condition. Rare. Likely less than a handf

1887 Montana Territory Annual Reports of the Board of Stock Commissioners and the Recorder of Marks and Brands. 73 pp. and 3 pp index, green cover, fr

1889 Montana Territory Report of the Board of Stock Commissioners and the Recorder of Marks and Brands. 149 pp., 7 pp index, back cover mended.

Clark saddle, Portland, Oregon, sq. skirts, basket border stamped, ca. 1910-20,

Buermann chased iron spurs, drop shank, w/ leather straps

McChesney lady leg bit, silver, copper and brass mtd., some loose mounting, left side

1891 Montana Annual Report of the Board of Stock Commissioners and the Recorder of Marks and Brands. 90 pp. plus 7 page index. 1891 was Granville Stu

1892 Montana Annual Reports of the Board of Stock Commissioners and the Recorder of Marks and Brands. 112 pp. including 6 page index, includes Teddy B

1894 Montana Annual Reports of the Board of Stock Commissioners and the Recorder of Marks and Brands. 88 pp. including 5 page index. John T. Murphy a

1896 Montana Annual Reports of the Board of Stock Commissioners and the Recorder of Marks and Brands. 8 pp. plus 84 pp. including 6 page index, includ

1910 Montana Annual Reports of the Board of Stock Commissioners and the Recorder of Marks and Brands. Incomplete, facsimile index supplied.

1913 Framed Certificate and associated letters relating to Teddy Blue’s service as a Montana State Stock Inspector.

Colt SA, .45, marked U.S. on left side of frame under cylinder, wood grips, s#6416, all matching, from rancher in Hardin, MT area, possibly Custer Bat

Colt Navy 1851 replica, likely made for Confederacy, possibly made in Belgium, s#12421

Sharps .40-70 bottleneck, s#156489. From family collection in SW Montana.

Oak barrister book case, 4 high, glass doors, excellent condition. Granville's personal bookcase, from the DHS Ranch. Letter of provenance from ...

Oak barrister book case, 4 high, glass doors, excellent condition. Granville's personal bookcase, from the DHS Ranch.

Oak C-curve roll top desk, 64" wide, veneered, excellent condition

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, Parnassus, 1874, household edition, 1st edition. Signed twice by Granville Stuart: inside cover, “Granville Stuart, Fords Creek,

2 books: both by Brete Harte, The Poetical Works, 1882 edition. Signed inside cover Granville Stuart, Fort Maginnis, Montana, 1883 (shows moisture dam

Clark batwing chaps, Portland, Oregon, show authenitic rancher wear

Johnson Trading Co. batwing chaps, made in Dillon, MT

Miles City Saddlery rifle scabbard, original "luggage" style handles, nice!

Heiser 7" holster

C.M. Russell, Quiet Day In Utica, print on canvas, framed. Teddy Blue Abbott documented in McCracken’s Charles M. Russell Book, as being stooped over

C.M. Russell Laugh Kills Lonesome, framed print, shows DHS brand on chuck wagon, 18" x 30", framed

Will James, original pen & ink, Carload of Cowboys, 5.5’’x 7’’, framed

Will James, original graphite on paper, Love Takes to the Hills, 8.5’’x 11, framed. Signed “He didn’t care if it was a wolf, nor of the big bounty he

Will James, original graphite on paper, Love Takes to the Hills, 9’’x 11’’, framed. Signed “His horse pointed his ears to one direction, page 27”

Colt Police Positive, .38 Special, 4” barrel, 98% blue, s# 287369

Colt New Service, .455 Eley, 5 ½” barrel, orig. British grips and proof marks, 90% blue, s#121241

Colt DA, .38, 6” barrel, hard rubber grips, near new, s#730, 50% blue

Colt Police Positive, .22 cal., 6” barrel, hard rubber grips, s#14385, 40% blue

Colt Lightning double action revolver, 38 cal. 4 ½” barrel, s# 154008, 98% blue

Miller, Joaquin, Illustrated History of the State of Montana, 1894, rebound, out of the Poindexter family collection.

Progressive Men of the State of Montana Illustrated, rebound

Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana, Vols. 1-10, 1876-1940.

Horn, Robert M., James Fergus: Frontier Businessman – Miner – Rancher – Free Thinker. Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, 2 vol., 1885, leather bound

New International Atlas of the World, 1929 edition,

Springfield 1861 .58 Cal. musket rifle, civil war era, broken stock, s#8292

S&W .38 Special, 4” barrel, nickel w/orig. pearl grips, s#637132

S&W break top revolver, .32 cal. 3 ½” barrel, hammerless, nickel, Pat. Date 1877, s#82368, in box

S&W break top revolver, .32 cal., 3 ¼” barrel, nickel, Pat. Date 1902, s#191279

Spencer Model 1865 Indian Wars saddle ring carbine,.50 cal. Spencer rimfire, Pat. 1860, 20” barrel, s#17387, magazine tube in stock. Note: caliber ma

Black powder Derringer pistol. Philadelphia, .45 cal.

1902 North Dakota Brand book, hard bound, 230 pp w/index and advertising, Teddy Roosevelt brand on pp. 4 & 5. Binding loose.

1897 Laws of Montana Relating to Stock and Agriculture

Montana Brand Book, Dawson, Wibaux, Prairie counties, edited by Gateway Cow Belles, 1965-66

4 report books: Annual Report of the Live Stock Commission of the State of Montana, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1928

Ruana knife, 6” blade w/whet stone

Lucchese ostrich skin cowboy boots, red, size 11, new in box

Montana Stock Growers Directory Marks and Brands for the State of Montana, 1872-1900. Published in 1974. Facsimile reprint of the Van Dersal &...

Paine, Lauran, Texas Ben Thompson, 1966. 1st edition.

Abbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, 2nd printing, Signed inside cover “To Darrell Abbott from, your Grandmother Mary Stuart Abbott.”

Abbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, 1962 printing. Signed inside cover “To James Stuart’s Granddaughter, Frances Goble and family. In rememberance o

Chrisman, Harry E., The Ladder of Rivers, 2nd printing. Teddy Blue worked for Olive in 1879, prior to obtaining his nickname of “Teddy Blue.” In thi

James, Will, My First Horse, 1940, Scribner publisher

James, Will, Flint Spears, Cowboy Rodeo Contestant, dj & original cover proof from Scribners. Book is published by World Publishers.